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The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime by Michael Sims - ISBN: 9780143105664
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Rogues, thieves, and brilliant minds: crime fiction’s gaslight era unleashed.

The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime

Con Artists, Burglars, Rogues, and Scoundrels from the Time of Sherlock Holmes

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    272 pages

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    19 November 2009

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Edited by award-winning author and editor Michael Sims, The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime presents, for the first time, the best crime fiction from the gaslight era gathered in a single volume.

An exclusive collection—the first-ever gathering of rogues from the gaslight era, including Arsène Lupin, the inspiration for the new Netflix series Lupin, starring Omar Sy—collected here for the first time: the best crime fiction from the gaslight era. All the legendary thie…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780143105664
ISBN-10:0143105663
Author:Michael Sims
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:19 November 2009
Weight:227g
Dimensions:15mm x 130mm x 196mm
Series:Penguin Classics
Audience Age:18-17
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Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may the more perfectly respect it.

“Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may the more perfectly respect it.”
-G. K. Chesterton

About The Author

Michael Sims

Michael Sims is the author of:

  • In the Womb: Animals (adapted from two National Geographic Channel documentaries)
  • Apollo’s Fire: A Journey Through the Extraordinary Wonders of an Ordinary Day (selected by NPR as one of the best science books of 2007)
  • Adam’s Navel: A Natural and Cultural History of the Human Form (a New York Times Notable Book and a Library Journal Best Science Book)
  • Darwin’s Orchestra: An Almanac of Nature in History and the Arts

For Penguin Classics, he also edited:

  • The Annotated Archy and Mehitabel
  • Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Thief
  • The Penguin Book of Victorian Women in Crime

He has written for many periodicals, including the Washington Post and New Statesman.

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